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Programme - Voice of Arsenal

4,000 UP!
Today's fixture is the Club's 4,000th
league match. The Club's first league season was 1893/94 and
Arsenal are now enjoying their 101st league campaign. The team has
recorded 1,787 wins in that time, as opposed to 1,210 defeats. The
team has scored 6,622 goals and conceded 5,148. The victory over
Manchester City on Saturday was our 250th in Premiership history.
The breakdown is as follows:

GOOD LUCK, EDDIE
Arsenal Reserve team coach Eddie Niedzwiecki has
left Arsenal to join up with Mark Hughes at Blackburn Rovers. Eddie
was part of Hughes' coaching team for the Welsh national team,
and he will now be first team coach at Ewood Park. Eddie took over
the Arsenal reserves in late 2000 following the tragic death of
George Armstrong. He consistently produced excellent results with
the second string, and guided them to a top six finish in each of
his three full seasons in charge.

"Just like the young side I was taking in the reserves at
Arsenal, I have always looked for progression," Eddie said.
"I could have sat at Arsenal for the next five, six or seven
years being lovely and comfortable. But I wanted to see if I could
do it at the top level. Mark Hughes has always shown confidence in
me and this is a big progression for me. "Myself, Mark
and Mark Bowen have worked together closely at national level for
quite a while. Having said that, it was still a massive
wrench for me to leave Arsenal." Arsenal Football Club would
like to thank Eddie for all his hard work at the Club, and wish him
all the best at Ewood Park.

ADAM BIRCHALL'S LOAN EXTENDED
Arsenal have agreed to extend Adam Birchall's
loan period at League Two side Wycombe Wanderers by a further
month. The Wales Under 21s forward, who has netted twice for Tony
Adams' team so far, is now expected back at Highbury on October
23.

PREDICT-A-KIT
Supporters may be aware that a special commemorative
home kit, marking our final season at Highbury, is going to be worn
by the team next season. The design has been chosen, but it's
not going to be revealed for some time yet. We want young
supporters to guess what the kit design will look like. Arsenal.com
has a blank kit which you can print out and colour in and so does
this month's Official Magazine. The young fan whose design is
closest to that chosen will be invited down to Highbury for the
official photocall next season, where they will sit with the first
team squad in their new kit. You only have until the end of October
to submit your designs, so don't delay!

HAVE YOUR PHOTO TAKEN WITH THE BARCLAYS PREMIERSHIP TROPHY
AND COMMEMORATIVE TROPHY
To celebrate the Club's achievement of winning
the Championship unbeaten we are delighted to offer supporters the
opportunity to have their photograph taken with the Barclays
Premiership Trophy, the new Commemorative Trophy and the Community
Shield. The photo-shoots will take place at Highbury in the North
Bank on the following half-term dates:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 through to SUNDAY, OCTOBER
31.

The photo-shoots run from 10am to 4.30pm and are priced at
£12 for a standard background and £18 for a super-imposed
background. To book your place call 020 7704 4500 or email photobookings@arsenal.co.uk

FLAGGING UP SUPPORT
Supporters group REDaction is urging fans to flag up
support inside the stadium today and to help build matchday
atmosphere, the following activities are taking place this
afternoon:

Flags for a pound - REDaction has flags on sale
outside the ground and these are intended to be used to create a
visual spectacle inside the stadium. REDaction is appealing to fans
to wave these today and help contribute to today's matchday
atmosphere and then bring them back for another match.

North Bank Knees Up - For all those with
tickets for the North Bank today, come along to the lower tier
concourse from around 2pm onwards for another good sing song, with
the airing of a few Arsenal classics, plus lots of modern
favourites. Enter the stadium early to help build the atmosphere
ahead of kick-off. So why not get involved?

ARSENAL LADIES PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Anita Asante will be presented with the Arsenal
Ladies' Players' Player of the Year award at half-time this
afternoon. Please show you appreciation for Anita, who gave several
outstanding performances in the Ladies' double winning season
last year, and has also impressed for the England Under-19s. Anita
has signed for Arsenal Ladies again this season. She was due to go
to the USA on a scholarship but was unable to take up the
opportunity at the college in Miami. As much as it is very
disappointing for Anita we hope she enjoys her comeback to Arsenal
Ladies.

ARSENAL v CHELSEA - TWO GAME PACKAGE OFFER
Arsenal take on Chelsea on Sunday, December 12 at
Highbury and we are pleased to announce additional availability for
this highly sought after fixture. Set within the informal
setting of the Marquee inside Arsenal Stadium this package provides
a perfect opportunity to see the two London clubs battle it out in
their first clash of the season. The Chelsea Marquee package must
be purchased with one of the following:

This deal is also available in conjunction with the Chelsea
Museum package for an additional charge of £100 + VAT.
For full package details please visit www.arsenal.com/hospitality,
contact the hospitality department on 020 7704 4550 or email
hospitality@arsenal.co.uk.

The Chelsea Marquee or Museum packages cannot be purchased
solely and are available strictly to Arsenal fans only, any Chelsea
fans will be refused entry on the day. Any packages already
purchased for Arsenal v Chelsea cannot be exchanged for the above
package.

MENCAP PRESENTATION
At half-time today a presentation will take place on the pitch for
a group of adults from Barnet Mencap who took part in a penalty
shoot out in the sports hall before today's game. The next
monthly training session for adults with learning difficulties will
take place at Arsenal on Sunday, October 17.

CARLING CUP DRAW
As supporters will probably be aware, Arsenal have been drawn away
to Manchester City in the Third Round of the Carling Cup.
The match will take place at the City of Manchester Stadium on
Wednesday, October 27 at 7.45pm. The game will be shown live on Sky
Sports.

100TH PREMIERSHIP PLAYER
Robin van Persie's appearance at the City of Manchester Stadium
last Saturday, albeit brief, made him the 100th different player
the Club has used in Premiership history. The Dutch forward came on
in the 88th minute for Dennis Bergkamp to make his league debut in
the 1-0 win over Manchester City. Ray Parlour has played the most
Premiership matches for Arsenal (333), while Thierry Henry is our
leading scorer in the competition, netting 117. We have had 55
different Premiership scorers. The other 99 players are:

JOIN THE FANS' FORUM
At our most recent Supporters' Forum on September 18, it was
decided by forum members that an extra person should be recruited
to the Supporters' Forum to represent our red membership
category of supporters. The successful applicant will join the
forum as of November 2004 and will serve as a member until the end
of season 2005/2006. Forums are held four times per season, usually
in the Arsenal Museum prior to a match (although occasionally held
after a match if it is an early kick-off). If you would like to
stand for this position you must hold a current valid red
membership.

Name, address, postcode, date of birth, contact telephone
number, email address (if applicable) and red membership number.
All applications should be received no later than Monday, October
18, after which Electoral Reform Services will carry out a random
draw to determine the successful applicant. After a validity check
has confirmed that the membership quoted is valid, the result of
the draw will be published in the matchday programme and
Arsenal.com on Saturday, October 30. Please note that the draw will
be strictly limited to one application per person.

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST
Whilst you are sitting comfortably, hopefully
enjoying another winning performance from the Gunners this
afternoon, Arsenal fanatic Jon Baron (pictured) is embarking on a
charity climb of Mount Kilimanjaro to help young people with
cancer. Jon starts the climb today and is aiming to reach the
20,000ft summit at 6am on Thursday, October 7. The Teenage Cancer
Trust (reg charity 1062559) builds and equips specialist units for
teenagers with cancer. Where normally these teenagers are treated
in a ward alongside toddlers or the elderly, in these units, they
are treated beside their peers.

Being treated in a TCT unit and benefiting from the technical
specialist care available, along with the support and company of
people their own age, results in an estimated increase of about 20%
in recovery rates. If you feel you would like to support John and
help teenagers fight cancer, please send any donations to the
Programme Editor at the usual Club address, cheques should be made
payable to Teenage Cancer Trust. For more information please
visit www.teencancer.org

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